Fyi... He LOVES messing with our heads. If you haven't read all of the chapters, he's got more twists and turns than a snake, and ironically, he twists them just as fast. Notice Max is bleeding Blue? that means one of his prosthetics got hit, not his main body. How will the majority survive? Only in the twisted mind of Magus are the answers, then again, Some of the ones rescued may not survive. Usually in a war, no matter how well planned and executed, there are casualties on both sides. Ultimate in revenge would be to let David and Cynthia torture Volstock like he has been to them, before letting his cancer finally just take over.
Eventually, maybe Max will realize that there is no possible way to save everyone, but, will be content with saving who he can, and removing the head of the biggest snake, allerting some that are trust worthy and then being there to take in the ones someone else rescues. Maybe forming his own company that goes in and cleans places like that up and he and his family are the receivers for them, doing their best to rehabilitate the ones rescued and able to give them a much better life.
I'm hoping there will be more than just one more book, you opened so many possibilities on storylines that you may have to enlist the girls to help you keep them straight... Loved the chapter, can't wait to see who gets what in the end of the battle.